| Case Name |
Stuart v AWU and Ors |
| Applicant |
Karen Stuart, ABCC |
Respondent: |
AWU, Terry Lee, CEPU, Peter Mooney, AMWU and Steven Dodd |
Date Filed: |
26 September 2008 |
Status: |
The directions hearing in this matter is scheduled for 27 February 2009 |
Background:
Australian Paper Pty Limited owns and operates the Maryvale Paper Mill facility in Morwell, Victoria (the site). Australian Paper is undertaking a large expansion project involving various building and construction works, known as the Pulp Mill Project (PMP).
On 25 October 2007, employees of five contractors (the Employees) engaged on the PMP left the site between 10.20 am and 11.30am and did not return to work that day.
On or before 25 October 2007, Terry Lee of the AWU (Lee) booked the hall at the Gippsland Soccer League Club for 11am on 25 October 2007. That afternoon, Peter Mooney (Mooney) of the CEPU arranged a meeting with Australian Paper representatives that he attended with Steven Dodd (Dodd) of the AMWU and Lee.
At this meeting, they informed Australian Paper that the Employees had attended a mass meeting that morning. The purpose of the meeting was to enable the unions to secure a mandate to progress claims with respect to the completion of the PMP. A resolution passed at the mass meeting was given to the Australian Paper representatives.
The ABCC alleges that Lee, Mooney, Dodd and the AWU, CEPU and AMWU by the conduct of their organisers, aided, abetted, counselled or procured the unlawful industrial action or were knowingly concerned in the unlawful industrial action.
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